The Wise Fool

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The Wise Fool
Adapted by Paul Galdone
based on a tale from The Third Book of Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais
Copyright 1969 by Paul Galdone. Published in New York by Random House.

Rabelais’ fable of the cook who tries to charge for the smoke from his roast is a classic instance of turnabout fair play; the fool who arbitrates his dispute with the porter pays him off with the sound of the latter’s coin.